"My work began as an excavation, or archeaology. Finding remnants of contemporary society, allowed me to look with more compassion at our culture. The suburban and mundane, when washed up and washed out, lost some of its threat. The dominant cultur
Woman by Monique Fagan Photo by Knut Egil Wang
Horse by Monique Fagan Photo by Knut Egil Wang
Bird by Monique Fagan Photo by Knut Egil Wang
" To the authority I was rubbish, just a piece of shit. I vowed to prove to them that everything has value. My story is a simple story. Scrap is my study. My father told me: “If you turn your hand upward to beg – you become a slave. If you turn it t
Work by Jan Schoeman Photo by Knut Egil Wang
Prayer is my only weapon , Interior in Langa Township, Cape Town Photo by Knut Egil Wang
"Sometimes at night I lie awake and think of what I am doing. It seems crazy making all these things out of tin - I think it´s strange. I don´t know the answe why. All I know is that this offers people around here an alternative to crime, and I app
Dress by Luvuyo Nyathi Photo by Knut Egil Wang
Flamingoes by Isac Naki Photo by Knut Egil Wang
Curtains made by Ilithalomso Craft Group Photo by Knut Egil Wang
Rhino by Monique Fagan Photo by Knut Egil Wang
Pilchard Sardines by Unathi, Wola Nani Photo by Knut Egil Wang
"One night I dreamed of a rubbish dump filled with yellow and white flowers, and a voice told me to pick and sell them and I would have money for food. When I woke up I walked to Swartklip, where the refuse of Cape Town is tipped into the dunes. I
Golden Dreams by Golden Nongawuza From exhibition at IKM Museum, Oslo
Rhino by Monique Fagan From exhibition at IKM Museum, Oslo
The Living Legend by Jeff Mwazha From exhibition at IKM Museum, Oslo
From exhibition at IKM Museum, Oslo
Face of South Africa by Jackson Nkumanda From exhibition at IKM Museum, Oslo
Embrace by Zolile Derrick Senteni From exhibition at IKM Museum, Oslo
Pilchard Sardines by Unathi From exhibition at IKM Museum, Oslo
From exhibition at IKM Museum, Oslo
From exhibition at IKM Museum, Oslo
From exhibition at IKM Museum, Oslo
From exhibition at IKM Museum, Oslo
From exhibition at IKM Museum, Oslo
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